Nonofficial Asset by William Sewell

Peyton Stone never quit his day job. But it’s his other profession that might just get him killed—while he's saving the world.

Islamabad. Baghdad. Shanghai. Kazakhstan, Kabul. Langley. For Peyton Stone, that’s a work commute. But his is no normal job. On the surface he’s a world-renowned security expert. But his real occupation is serving as a "nonofficial asset," a contractor working for the CIA when the government needs complete deniability. While advancing American interests globally, Stone discovers that those interests can exact a steep personal price. And when his business partner is murdered in a Shanghai hotel, ominous ghosts from his past return and he’s drawn deeper into the covert maze, on the hunt for a stolen nuclear weapon and the rogue Iranian admiral hell-bent on using it. In Nonofficial Asset his skills, training, tactics, mettle, and allegiance to family and country are all pushed to the limit as he races to prevent nuclear catastrophe.

A captivating international espionage cliffhanger, William Sewell’s new spy thriller is not some fake fantasy conjured by an uninformed novice writer working from his safe, local Starbucks. This is an adroitly told tale of very real and likely scenarios by someone who has been in some, if not most, of these dark bunkers—and lived to tell about it. A 30-year veteran of the clandestine services, William Sewell is a communications security expert by day. But like Peyton Stone, he has another profession. Exploiting his behind-enemy-lines intelligence experience, Sewell infuses Nonofficial Asset with an authenticity that can only be gained from real-world experience in the trenches.

“An engrossing international thriller that will keep you turning pages long, long into the night.”
-Bentley Morriss, Holloway House Publishing

If things seem really under control, you're not going fast enough," quipped world champion racecar driver Mario Andretti. William "Bill" Sewell knows this. He's spent his life riding that razor's edge between velocity and control. A Vietnam and U.S. Air Force Veteran, Sewell began his clandestine career while serving in [REDACTED] with the [REDACTED]. After leaving [REDACTED], he traveled to the Middle East under contract with the [REDACTED] just before the first [REDACTED]. Working with the Departments of State and Defense, as well as the [REDACTED], Sewell also consulted on security matters with the governments of Kuwait, Australia, India, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, China, Canada, and the European Council of Mayors. Sewell also provided security expertise for the Super Bowl, NFL and MLB stadiums, airports, and numerous corporate headquarters and locations. Using his wealth of clandestine adventures as source material, Sewell's Nonofficial Asset is the first thrilling installment in the new Asset series. Currently William Sewell lives with his wife in [REDACTED].